HHS Observes ‘LGBT Health Awareness Week’ Without Mentioning HIV/AIDS

(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration has declared this to be “LGBT Health Awareness Week” — a time to focus on the “unique” health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.

But the five-paragraph announcement released by the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday makes no mention of HIV/AIDS, a disease that disproportionately affects the LGBT community.

“Studies have shown that health disparities related to sexual orientation and gender identity are due in part to lower rates of health coverage and a lack of cultural competency in the health care system,” HHS says. “We know that members of the LGBT community may be more likely to be underinsured or uninsured, making the Affordable Care Act all the more important.”